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ButSeethasurprisedmebyjumpingupandyellinghello.Seetha,whosefullnameisSeetharananNarayanan(henceSeetha)wasthenumber3engineertoworkonPhotoshopafterThomasKnollandMarkHamburg.SoSeethahasbeentherealongtime-andstilllovesworkingonPhotoshop(althoughwithhisstockoptions,hecouldprobablyretiretoatropicalislandsomewhere).
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JustdownthehallisScottByer’soffice(Co-PhotoshopArchitect).WithallthecommotionthatSeethacaused,Ididn’tsneakuponScott.Scott’sofficeistheclosesttothePhotoshopLounge-Iwonderifthatmeanssomething?You’llnotethatScottispartialtoLCDscreens,alotofthem!
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IcaughtSeethajustoutsideofJoe’sofficetalkingabouta“newfeature”thathewantedtoworkon.HeimmediatelystarteddrawingitoutonJoe’swhiteboard(alltheengineersseemtohavethem).WithbothJoe’sencouragementaswellasmine,hewenttopitchthenewideatoRussellWilliams.What’sthenewfeatureidea?Can’ttellyou...topsecret(Ievenhadtopixelatethewhiteboardsonobodycouldseeanything)butit’sprettywaycoolandsomethingPhotoshopusershavewantedforever!We’llseeifitgetsintothe“nextversion”.
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JustdownthehallisJeffChien.Jeffwas“caught”!Jeff,alongwithTodorGeorgiev,hasbeenresponsibleforsomeoftherealmathheavytechiethingslikeSmartSharpenandReduceNoise.TheyalsoworkedtogetherontheHealingBrush.
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SarahKongdidn’twantmetotakeasneakyshotofhersoIdidanicepose.She’soneofthefew“WomenofPhotoshop”intheengineeringdepartmentandalsohasthecleanestoffice(muchcleanerthanmostoftheguys–exceptMarcPawliger).
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WithinthelabyrinthoftheAdobefloordesignisapopularplace-thekitchen.Freesoftdrinksandcoffee–thecaffeinehelps!
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Here’sacollageofjustafewofthemagneticletterphrasesthePhotoshopteamhasspelledout.
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Speakingoflunch,itwastimetogooutthefrontdoor,headupParkAveandgotolunch.